Randy Allen Taylor, 48, who has been jailed since Aug. 11 in connection with the disappearance of Virginia teenager Alexis Murphy was charged Jan. 6 with two counts of first degree murder in the case. Alexis, 17, of Shipman, Va., near Charlottesville, was last seen Aug. 3, 2013 on a shopping trip in Lynchburg, Va. […]
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Ministers Take Concerns about Development, Gentrification to Mayor Gray
D.C. Mayor Vincent C. Gray had one message for a group of ministers representing churches from around the metropolitan area when he met with them Dec. 16: He hears them and other residents like them when they talk about how the city’s gentrification and burgeoning economy leave them fearful that many Blacks will be locked […]
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Va. Jury Recommends Six Years in Prison for Off-Duty Deputy Found Guilty of Manslaughter
A jury recommended six years in prison Dec. 13 for a former Arlington County, Va. Sheriff’s Office deputy who shot a 22-year-old man to death following a May altercation in Alexandria, Va. Craig Patterson, 45, was convicted of voluntary manslaughter by a 12-person jury presiding over a four-day trial that began Dec. 9. Patterson was […]